As England all-time leading Test cricket run-scorer Alastair Cook stepped down from captaincy after the 2016-17 tour of India, Joe Root was all set to take the charge of the Three Lions. Right from a young age, Root displayed tremendous maturity to acclaim himself to be a leader of the lot. However, along with the authority, came a heap of responsibilities. He remained consistent but started receiving constant criticism for poor conversion rate of century from a fifty. He made his Test debut against India at Nagpur in December 2012, followed by T20I beginning at Mumbai. He played his first ODI match in the same series against Inia at Rajkot in January 2013.
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After Rohit was let off after a review from England during the final session of the day, Root was heard saying "we just want consistency" to on-field umpire Nitin Menon.
Visitors England have made four changes to their Playing XI, revealed skipper Joe Root.
The refurbished Sardar Patel Stadium looks colossal under lights but the first Test match in many years would mean that even the home team wouldn't expect a lot of advantage.
Ashwin has already taken 17 wickets in the series so far and is expected to add some more to his kitty in the third Test beginning on Wednesday.
India crushed England by 317 runs on a turner in Chennai to level the four-match series 1-1. All eyes are now on the refurbished Motera pitch which will make its debut with the pink ball Test.
Following a 317-run loss to India in Chennai on Tuesday, Root had said: "Moeen has chosen to go home. It’s obviously been a very tricky tour for him."
Indian spinners Axar Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin ran through the England second innings to pave the way for the team's series-levelling win.
Root also said that England's bowlers have to learn to put pressure on batsmen in these conditions and could have done better on the first day of the Test.
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A look at the newly-laid dark-coloured Chepauk track is an indication that unlike the strip used during the first Test, this one will offer turn earlier than expected.
Root also announced England's 12-man squad for the second Test. While Stuart Broad has replaced veteran James Anderson, all-rounder Moeen Ali has been picked in place of Dom Bess.
Kohli, who had had scores of 11 and 72 in the opening Test against England, has 852 points and down one spot in the latest chart issued on Wednesday.
Following the Chennai win, England now have the best win-loss ratio among all visiting teams in India since the start of this century.
England, after winning the toss, posted 578 runs in their first innings -- in which Root contributed with 218 -- and then bowled out India for 337, taking a 241-run lead.
The former English skipper feels that Kohli may have been a bit reluctant to be in-your-face as captain after Ajinkya Rahane did well in Australia.
Warne questioned the logic behind not declaring soon enough neither going for quick runs in the second innings after England took a first-innings lead of 241.
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England captain Joe Root took an incredible one-handed diving catch to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane, as troubles mount for India.
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